Question 1

Where does the French word "presse" come from?

Accepted Answer

It successively means 'crowd where people press', then 'haste, impatience' and takes the modern sense of 'machine for printing' with the invention of printing at the end of the 15th century.

Question 2

What is the definition of the French word "presse"?

Accepted Answer

First person singular present indicative of 'presser'.
Third person singular present indicative of 'presser'.
First person singular present subjunctive of 'presser'.
Third person singular present subjunctive of 'presser'.
Second person singular imperative of 'presser'.

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